Question

What are the differences of the Virginia plan and the New Jersey plan

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The Virginia plan and New Jersey plan were the two plans presented at the Constitutional convention in 1787, both the plan dealt with the nature of the constitution. According to the Virginia Plan, the source of legislative power should  be derived from the people based on popular representation, while in New jersey plan it was proposed to be derived from the States and to be based on equal votes for each state. The Virginia plan proposed the Legislative structure to be Bicameral while the New York plan supported Unicameral Legislature.